Latitude: 55.9035 / 55°54'12"N
Longitude: -3.1805 / 3°10'49"W
OS Eastings: 326290
OS Northings: 668453
OS Grid: NT262684
Mapcode National: GBR 6075.7L
Mapcode Global: WH6ST.3WR5
Plus Code: 9C7RWR39+CR
Entry Name: Dovecot, Mortonhall House, Frogston Road East, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Frogston Road East, Mortonhall House, Dovecot
Listing Date: 15 April 1996
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 389645
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43237
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200389645
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Liberton/Gilmerton
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Dovecote
Mid 19th century, square on plan, piend-roofed 3-stage dovecot, adjoining tall rubble screen wall to N. Coursed rubble with rubble quoins, ashlar margins, low doorway to W with square opening above, rectangular opening above close under eaves with 4 flight holes. Eaves line evidence of buildings formerly adjoining to S and E, now gone. Graded grey slates.
Lack of rat-course suggests that this was not built as a dovecot. It presumably formed part of a larger farm complex of which only the screen wall leading N towards the Stables (listed separately) survives. The 1st edition OS Map marks a dovecot sited to the S of the kennels; this is no longer visible.
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